Report Title:

Procurement; Judiciary; Administrative Director

Description:

Clarifies the administrative director's role as the chief procurement officer for the judiciary.

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	19
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO PROCUREMENT.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  Section 601-3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  The administrative director [shall], subject to the direction of the chief justice, shall perform the following functions:

     (1)  Examine the administrative methods of the courts and make recommendations to the chief justice for their improvement;

     (2)  Examine the state of the dockets of the courts, secure information as to their needs of assistance, if any, prepare statistical data and reports of the business of the courts and advise the chief justice to the end that proper action may be taken;

     (3)  Examine the estimates of the courts for appropriations and present to the chief justice the administrative director's recommendations concerning them;

     (4)  Examine the statistical systems of the courts and make recommendations to the chief justice for a uniform system of judicial statistics;

     (5)  Collect, analyze, and report to the chief justice statistical and other data concerning the business of the courts;

     (6)  Assist the chief justice in the preparation of the budget, the six-year program and financial plan, the variance report and any other reports requested by the legislature;

(7) Carry out all duties and responsibilities as the chief procurement officer for the judiciary;

    [(7)] (8)  Carry out all duties and responsibilities that are specified in title 7 as it pertains to employees of the judiciary; and

    [(8)] (9)  Attend to such other matters as may be assigned by the chief justice."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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